Method for data interchange

• US 20050150944A1
• Filed: 12/17/2004
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Roelesis Wireless LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Melick, Bruce D., Baych, Leslie D., Snyder, David M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,350,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10544 by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1095 the scanner comprising adaptations for scanning a record carrier that is displayed on a display-screen or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits

Abstract

Data interchange is performed by opening a document having tagged information including data tags and data. The data, such as data associated with data fields is updated. A target, such as a bar code is generated based on the data tags and data. The updated data is stored and/or transmitted, electronically and/or using the target. For example, the target can be a bar code which can be printed.

Claims

1. A method for data interchange, comprising:

providing a first document having at least one data field;

receiving information inputted into the at least one data field;

generating a bar code based on the at least one data field and the information inputted into the at least one data field; and

storing the at least one data field and the information inputted into the at least one data field.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of storing is storing within the first document.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of storing includes storing using tags.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the tags are XML tags.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the bar code is placed within the first document.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the bar code is placed within a second document.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the first document and the second document are PDF files.

8. The method of claim 5 further comprising printing the first document.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising scanning and decoding the bar code on the first document.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the bar code is a 2-D bar code.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the bar code directly encodes unicode characters.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the bar code is represented by XML tagged information.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the first document uses a style sheet.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising exchanging information inputted into the at least one data field of the first document with at least one data field of a second document, the second document also using a style sheet.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the first document is a fillable form.

16. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the first document.

17. A method for data interchange, comprising:

opening a document having tagged bar coded information including data tags and data;

updating the data;

updating a bar code defined by the tagged bar code information; and

transmitting the tagged bar coded information of the first document.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the tagged bar coded information uses XML tags.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the bar code is a 2-D bar code.

20. The method of transmitting of claim 17 wherein the step of transmitting includes printing the document.

21. A method for data interchange, comprising:

opening a document having embedded bar coded information;

updating data within data fields of the document;

updating the embedded bar coded information based on the data; and

generating a bar code based on the embedded bar coded information.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising transmitting the embedded bar coded information.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the step of transmitting includes transmitting the bar code.

24. A method of data interchange, comprising:

opening a document having tagged information including data tags and data;

updating the data;

generating a target defined by the tagged information;

wherein the target is a physical target.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the target is a bar code.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the target is a RFID tag.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein the target is a magnetic strip.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein the target is printed.

29. The method of claim 24 wherein the step of updating data includes receiving data from a set comprising a bar code, a RFID tag, and a magnetic strip.

30. A method for data interchange, comprising:

accessing at least one document, each of the at least one document having a plurality of data fields for accepting information input by a user;

generating at least one bar code for the plurality of data fields for each of the at least one document;

placing the at least one bar code on a subsequent document, the subsequent document different from the at least one document.

31. The method of claim 30 wherein the least one bar code includes a separate bar code for each of the at least one document.